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Dalore, The Foulfell Warden

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by Poppy Dec 25, 2025

Dalore, The Foulfell Warden

Dalore is a melee mid laner. Dalore commands respect as he is quite literally "The Law". The threat of Foulfell, especially with aghanims forces enemies to ere the side of caution in teamfights as Dalore can separate targets from their team in a unique way. It is down to the enemy to get their spell immunity off in time, or have the mobility in Foulfell to escape it. The idea of Aghs is that Dalore becomes a raid boss in Foulfell, where the numbers are perhaps overtuned, but the balance is that it's behind a 4200g paywall and only lasts 10s at max. Dalore is an illusion based spell caster, much like Dark Seer. He excels at being a good anti carry against heroes that typically don't build bkb but have high armour and like to build stats, like TerrorBlade. However he does not fair well against high mobility heroes that have high magic resistance, like Anti Mage, or heroes that can man up and don't care for illusions, like troll warlord or Ursa. This is my favourite hero of all the submissions I've made so far.
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intelligence Attribute
melee Attack
Complexity

Moderate difficulty

All Preferred Positions

Flexible - can play any position

Abilities

Active and passive powers

Shield Bounce
Shield Bounce

Shield Bounce

active Ability

Dalore throws his shield, damaging enemies. The Shield bounces between targets. It can hit the same target multiple times, but searches for a new target if possible. Prioritises heroes. Shield retu...

mana 100/120/140/160
cooldown 10
Planar Collision
Planar Collision

Planar Collision

active Ability

Two dimensional planes to Foulfell slam together, grouping enemies in the centre. A single hero caught in the spell is slowed for a short duration. If more than one hero is caught, they are briefly...

mana 160/180/200/220
cooldown 20/19/18/17
Empowered Strikes
Empowered Strikes

Empowered Strikes

active Ability

Dalore brandishes a sword. Converting a portion of base damage into magic damage on auto attacks. Damage is affected by spell amp.

mana 140/120/100/80
cooldown 47/38/29/20
Imprismed
Imprismed

Imprismed

ULTIMATE
active Ability

The Foulfell warden leaps forward and slams his shield into the ground. Enemy heroes caught in the AoE are transported to Foulfell with the Warden. In Foulfell, when enemy heroes face the warden a ...

mana 250/350/450
cooldown 170/150/125

HP

MP

LEVEL

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BONUS STATS

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1
2
3
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7

STRENGTH

+PER LEVEL

+ TOTAL GAIN

AGILITY

+PER LEVEL

+ TOTAL GAIN

INTELLIGENCE

+PER LEVEL

+ TOTAL GAIN

DPS

+

DAMAGE

SPEED

RANGE

ARMOR

MAGIC RES.

SPEED

TURN RATE

VISION

ABILITIES

THIS IDEA CONTAINS A TOTAL OF 4 ABILITIES

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Shield Bounce

Shield Bounce

Type active Damage magical Target unit
Available at level 1 | Has 4 levels
Dalore throws his shield, damaging enemies. The Shield bounces between targets. It can hit the same target multiple times, but searches for a new target if possible. Prioritises heroes. Shield returns to Dalore on last bounce. Does double damage to creeps
DAMAGE 45/90/135/180
TARGETS 4/5/6/7
SEARCH RADIUS 350
CAST RANGE 600
mana 100/120/140/160
cooldown 10
Upgrades with Aghanim's Shard
Casting
Leash/Root Can be casted when the caster is leashed or rooted Yes
Interruption Goes on cooldown even if cast was interrupted Yes
Blocking
Linken's Sphere Is blocked by Linken's Sphere Yes
Pierces Spell Immunity Pierces spell immunity -
Targeting
Disjoint Can be disjointed, causing it to miss its target -
Illusions Illusion units can be targeted -
Dispel
Dispellable Can be dispelled -
Applies Dispel Applies dispel to the target -
Effects
Break The ability is breakable -
Barrier Applies protective barrier to the target/s -
Debuff Immunity Grants debuff immunity to target/s -

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AGHANIM'S SCEPTER

Dalore is the master of his domain, gaining bonus stats while in Foulfell. +30 All stats. +30% spell amp/lifesteal. +30 Armour.
Upgrades Imprismed

AGHANIM'S SHARD

Shield bounce now conjures an uncontrollable illusion of the hero on hit. Illusions deal damage based on Imprismed level. Illusions last 4s or until the enemy hero is killed. Multiple illusions can spawn if a hero is hit by multiple instances of shield bounce. A basic dispel will remove illusions from the affected hero.
Upgrades Shield Bounce

Talent Tree

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25

Gain Spell Immunity in Foulfell

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Empowered Strikes Silence for 0.2s

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20

+2 Shield Bounce Targets

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+15% Empowered Strike Conversion

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15

-1s Illusion Spawn Interval in Foulfell

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+12% Illusion Damage

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10

+8 Strength

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+80 Plane Width

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VOICE LINES

Hero's voice lines at every medal.

bronze tier

bronze tier

Rank 1

"I cannot laugh."

bronze tier

bronze tier

Rank 2

"You would make a great warden."

silver tier

silver tier

Rank 3

"You come to my domain?"

silver tier

silver tier

Rank 4

"Who am I?"

gold tier

gold tier

Rank 5

"Gaze into your own demise."

gold tier

gold tier

Rank 6

"You'll do nothing of the sort"

platinum tier

platinum tier

Rank 7

"Pitiful"

master tier

master tier

Rank 8

"You're lost in your own anguish."

grandmaster tier

grandmaster tier

Rank 9

"Sit. Down."

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ITEM & SKILL BUILDS

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Dalore is a melee mid laner. Dalore commands respect as he is quite literally "The Law". The threat of Foulfell, especially with aghanims forces enemies to ere the side of caution in teamfights as Dalore can separate targets from their team in a unique way. It is down to the enemy to get their spell immunity off in time, or have the mobility in Foulfell to escape it. The idea of Aghs is that Dalore becomes a raid boss in Foulfell, where the numbers are perhaps overtuned, but the balance is that it's behind a 4200g paywall and only lasts 10s at max. Dalore is an illusion based spell caster, much like Dark Seer. He excels at being a good anti carry against heroes that typically don't build bkb but have high armour and like to build stats, like TerrorBlade. However he does not fair well against high mobility heroes that have high magic resistance, like Anti Mage, or heroes that can man up and don't care for illusions, like troll warlord or Ursa. This is my favourite hero of all the submissions I've made so far.

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Lore & Flavor

Demons can be imprisoned in Foulfell in more than one way. Some may have to stare into their own reflection for eternity, gazing into their own heinousness. But Foulfell needs control, it needs pawns that keep it in check. Some demons in Foulfell are lucky enough to become the Wardens. Rather than face the torture they are chosen to have their souls and autonomy revoked. They become husks of their former selves destined to wander Foulfell keeping the prisoners in line. Over time their skin hardens and cracks as a chrome reflective exterior emerges from beneath. They may be mistaken for wearing armour but this is not the case. This is their new exoskeletal being. Fragments of their lives before may emerge but this is quickly stomped out by the powers that be. When Terrorblade learned to escape the confines of Foulfell, it was Dalore who was chosen to pursue him. Wardens are closer to machines than living beings. They do not sleep, they do not eat, they are eternal and they will stop at nothing to control the demons that cannot be controlled.

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